3 6 April 2014 The ICC / NIA Birmingham UK thepreview Congress 2014 Extensive Veterinary, Nursing and Management streams covering all aspects of the profession Interactive sessions Small group and practical sessions Unrivalled social programme Largest small animal exhibition in the UK www.bsava.com
Top international speakers including Gary Landsberg John Bonagura Mark Peterson Duncan Lascelles Leslie King Nick Bacon Guillermo Couto Michael Kent Gerhard Oechtering Claudia Reusch Lorrie Gaschen Fred Gaschen Liz Hughston Susan Burns Many speakers new to Congress 2014 including Vanessa Barr (Aust) Karen Moriello (USA) Silke Hecht (USA) Chris Snyder (USA) Jason Soukup (USA) Stanley Kim (USA) Gerard McLauchlan Richard Mellanby Ian Self Laura Buckley Jennifer Kinns Alberta de Steffani Rick Sanchez Rob Goggs Lucy Kells Mark Rowland Angelika Von Heimendahl Kate Nichols Bethany Heaynes Great speakers from the UK including Jacques Penderis Stijn Neissen Susan North Tim Nuttall Michael Day Kath Tennant John Innes Penny Watson Paul Wotton Nat Whitley Danièlle Gunn-Moore Daniel Mills Ian Ramsey Prue Neath Stephen Baines Richard Jones Nick Bexfield Holger Volk Dan Chan Andrew Brown Pam Mosedale Gayle Hallowell Additional stock photography: www.dreamstime.com Ckellyphoto; Roman Milert Isselee Dmitry Maslov 2128CONG13 HIGHLIGHTS FOR CONGRESS 2014 Controversy streams Practitioner oriented streams including Medicine on a limited budget Peri-operative care of surgical emergencies Interactive sessions Look out for the 2014 Advanced Programme which will include updated and more detailed information, visit the BSAVA website or follow us online. British Small Animal Veterinary Association Woodrow House, 1 Telford Way, Waterwells Business Park, Quedgeley, Gloucester GL2 2AB, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1452 726700 Fax: +44 (0) 1452 726701 Email: congress@bsava.com www.bsava.com Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this programme, it is still subject to change and neither the Congress Committee nor the BSAVA can be held responsible for any errors or omissions from this booklet TOPIC FOCUSED Immune mediated diseases A focus on this important and challenging area of small animal medicine, lectures include: Managing and avoiding complications of immunosuppressive therapy Immune mediated haemolytic anaemia what do we know and where can we go? Challenges in urogenital surgery Update and advances in soft tissue surgery of the urogenital tract, Update on management for USMI Optimising the treatment of the pyometra patient Focus on brain tumours: neurology, oncology and endocrine aspects Specialists from different disciplines combine to present a stream covering this very difficult area of veterinary medicine, Radiotherapy surgery Medical management NAVC Gastroenterology A stream organised in association with NAVC which brings two outstanding speakers from the USA (Lorrie Gaschen and Fred Gaschen). Dermatology This ever popular stream focuses this year on feline dermatology and allergy Dermatophytosis New treatment options for atopic dermatitis Neurology without an MRI Have you ever been stuck with a case that could not be referred for an MRI? Then come to this stream featuring: Easy neurological diagnostics Brain disease without an MRI Spinal disease without an MRI When it looks neurological but isn t Interactive diagnostic imaging Interactive sessions form an important part of Congress and are particularly suitable for diagnostic imaging streams, this year divided into a general and an advanced section Why is this young dog lame and an advanced section including Has this puppy got a porto-systemic shunt? Top tips for treating cancer Covering how to get a diagnosis and what to do once it has been obtained, along with performing oncological surgery well and the safe and appropriate use of chemotherapy and novel treatments Orthopaedics A stream dealing with carpal and tarsal injuries and If it s not a cruciate or elbow, what is it? Ophthalmology Are you confident dealing with eyes in practice? This stream focuses on ophthalmic problems, A colour guide to the cornea An aid to glaucoma Rabbits, chinchillas and other small creatures have eyes too
Dentistry Covering both basic and advanced dentistry, Anaesthetic and tooth extraction techniques Classification and management of dental trauma Topics in periodontal therapy Mandibular and maxillofacial trauma Understanding endodontic disease Behaviour Behavioural problems can be some of the most challenging to deal with. Find out more from top international and UK speakers Management of wound infections A focus on helping you to manage wound infections with plenty of practical tips Case based clinical pathology A clinical pathologist s view Covering the investigation of collapse, renal disease, liver disease, anaemia, the bleeding patient and the exotic patient Decision making in soft tissue surgery Covering oesophageal and intestinal foreign bodies along with pneumothorax Heart disease remains an important problem in small animal practice. This stream focuses on diagnosis and aspects of treatment, Progression of preclinical cardiac disease Feline cardiomyopathy how good are we at treatment CAREER STAGE FOCUSED Interactive case based medicine The perennially popular interactive case based format will be used to discuss topics such as: Feline pancreatitis Canine IBD Calcium disorders Medical emergencies: getting the basics right It is late on Friday evening and a collapsed dog is brought in and it is not a trauma case. What do you do? Come along to this stream for a general CPD refresher on how to do the best for your patient (and still get some sleep). Topics covered will include: Pneumonia Abdominal pain Status epilepticus What has changed in treatment of Only come to Congress once every 3 or 4 years? Then this is the stream for you to get an update on: The treatment of seizures The diagnosis of feline infectious diseases Atopic dermatitis and fleas Medicine on a budget This stream will ask well known speakers to describe how they cope with cases where care is compromised by a lack of resource subjects to be tackled include: Cushings disease IMHA Vomiting Severe periodontal disease How should we cut This stream will incorporate the important aspects of this vital area of veterinary practice, GDV Eyelid surgery Canine aspergillus Oral and mammary tumours Large skin masses ACTIVITY FOCUSED Management This will cover a variety of topics essential in the day to day running of your practice and your team incorporating case studies of practice experiences, and will include information on: Making more of your team s skill sets Pricing strategy Practice programmes that work for clients and business Getting more customers and dealing with their needs more effectively SPECIES FOCUSED Farm animal pets/fish Most of us lack confidence when dealing with unfamiliar species. This stream will help you cope with animals presented on an occasional basis such as farm animal pets or fish Avian medicine and surgery Covering emergencies, infectious disease, problems with breeding along with fracture fixation and endoscopy Dealing with the difficult cat Some feline cases are really challenging to deal with. This stream focuses on some of these problems, Triaditis useful diagnosis or distraction Arthritis Pyothorax
CURRENT TOPICS Peri-operative care of surgical emergencies Update and advances on this important aspect of patient care, Initial steps, triage and stabilisation Peri-operative analgesia A big cause of poor outcomes what can we do? Controversies in endocrinology and orthopaedics Next year s streams will focus on endocrinological and orthopaedic issues. Each double session will have 3 major speakers and interactive voting. What is the best treatment for hyperthyroidism (are we improving thyroid health or treating a cancer?) Is acromegaly important (or just a distraction?) What is the best treatment for cruciate disease NURSING FOCUSED Oncology This stream focuses on nursing of the oncology patient and includes: Update on feline injection site sarcoma Pain management in cancer General medicine Nursing care is vital in many medicine cases. Refresh and update your knowledge on topics, Nursing hyperthyroid cats Caring for a dog with IMTP Managing hepatic encephalopathy Wildlife Make your practice wildlife friendly, and discover how to deal with common wildlife emergencies you might see in mammals and birds Exotics Covering the effects of poor diet and common skin problems in exotics along with problems faced with hibernating tortoises Cardiorespiratory This popular stream will focus on: Nursing the patient in CHF The coughing dog and cat Laboratory Come to this stream to gain confidence in practice laboratory techniques, How to interpret a blood smear Understanding renal and liver parameters Reproduction The nurse is often the first person an owner turns to for advice on dog and cat breeding. Learn about: Responsible dog breeding Canine and feline pregnancy and parturition Anaesthesia/analgesia This isn t always routine and so this stream will cover a number of topics, Anaesthetising the geriatric, neurological and cardiac patients Surgery Some surgical procedures pose particular challenges for post-op care. This stream will include: Post-op care of the chest-tube patient Triage for wound patients ECC Emergency cases can give you little time to find out information. So come to this stream to learn about: Update on veterinary CPR Paracetamol toxicity Quality of life in ICU patients Behaviour Always a popular stream, in 2014 Separation anxiety Feline behaviour problems Neurology Understanding is pivotal to successful management of the neurological patient. This stream will include: Prevention and management of decubitus ulcers Management of vestibular syndrome Back to basics This stream will refresh and update delegates on nursing techniques, How to scale and polish teeth Barrier nursing the infectious patient How to do a basic neurological examination The role of today s veterinary nurse Come and find out about the wide range of roles open to today s VN, Animal welfare in the UK and abroad Education Practice management Dentistry for nurses Update your knowledge on dentistry, Dental emergencies Client compliance in dental home care CLINICAL RESEARCH ABSTRACTS Clinical research is essential and is at the heart of Congress. Presentations will run concurrently with the main scientific programme at Congress 2014. BSAVA invites the submission of abstracts (oral or poster) concerning current clinical research for presentation at Congress 2014. You are welcome to submit more than one abstract. All abstracts will be peer reviewed. Deadline for submission is 21 October 2013. Abstract application is by online submission only see website for details www.bsava.com/cra SMALL GROUP SESSIONS Advanced Spinal surgery BOAS Clinical pathology Advanced fracture planning Feline medicine cases Intermediate Autoimmune skin disease in cats CT for non specialists Approach to the incomplete margin Behaviour Plus many more please visit BSAVA website for latest up to date information
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